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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Besancon (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
855
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
855
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
158
829
1211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
112
704
1062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
273
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
28
273
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
273
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
209
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
199
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
12
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Besancon
2 Families width 18 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths17SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Besancon
12 Genera with 18 Species
Angonyx Boisduval, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Darapsa Walker, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Deidamia Clemens, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17712SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1775Bee hawk-moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17973SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Besancon
18 Species
Angonyx emus Boisduval, 1875
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779Grape-vine Sphinx
Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839Lettered Sphinx
Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773Achemon sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775Common Clear-wing
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth
Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758Privet Hawk Moth
Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797Plum sphinx
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Besancon
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths, Giant silkworm moths, Giant-silkworm moths, Moon, Royal, Royal moths, Saturniid moths, Saturniids, Silk moths, Wild Silk Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
11
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov